Cardinals back in the mix for No. 1 pick in the draft

After a win over the Green Bay Packers on the road, the talk of the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft for the Arizona Cardinals went away. Using that win as a springboard, they might have even gotten out of the top five.

A loss to the Detroit Lions at home changed that and now they are in contention once again for the top pick, especially with surprise wins by the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers still have a slight advantage for the top pick with a strength of schedule of .486, which the Cardinals’ strength of schedule is .515. Oakland’s is .568. A team’s strength of schedule is the top tiebreaker for the order in the draft.

There are still three games left in the season, so this order has the possibility of changing significantly. But the Cardinals might win one more the rest of the year, so a top-five pick seems inevitable.